Bottle closure with means for removing the paper covers



Nov. 8, 1932. R. HAGEBUSCH 1,886,805

BOTTLE CLOSURE WITH MEANS FOR REMOVING THE PAPER COVERS Filed April 10, 1931 IN V EN TOR.

W BY 7 4414019. ZMMWV A TTORNEY Patented Nov. 8, 1932' ROBERT HAGEBUSCH, F BROGKLYN, NEW YORK BOTTLE CLOSURE WITH MEAN S FOR REMOVING THE PAPER COVERS Application filed April 10,

The present invention relates to a household utensil and more particularly to a cover for milk bottles or the like.

Much difficulty is often experienced in removing the paper covers commonly used on milk bottles.- Forks; knives or other-tools result of which the 'cover is mutilated and ceases to close-tightly.

One object of this invention is to provide a utensil which will form a durable, sanitary, tight closure or cover for a milk bottle or the like. 1

Another object is to so construct said device that it will also serve as a dispenser for the contents of the bottle.

A further object is to provide said device. with means for removing the paper cover from the bottle before it is applied to the latter.

And still another object of this invention is to so construct the device thatit will be simple and can be manufactured at low cost.

With these and other objects in view, my invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of elements to be hereinafter more fully described, shown and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, which. forms part of this specification and in which similar reference characters denote corresponding parts Fig. l is an elevation partly in section of my device illustrating its position on the bottle when used as a cap remover;

Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in section of my device illustrating its position on a bottle when used as a stopper and dispenser;

Fig. 3 is a partial sectional elevation of the dispensing end of my device;

Fig. 4 is a partial inner view of the lid on the dispensing end of my device; and

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of a modified form of my device.

Referring to the drawing, denotes a milk bottle of the conventional-type having the usual rounded bead 11 at its mouth and an annular shoulder 12 in its neck portion on which the usual sealing paper cover 13 rests.

1931. Serial No. 529,200.

My device, according to the construction shown in Figs. 14,- consists of a hollow tafpered body 14 of sheet metal or any other -'su itable material-and having at the upper end a spout.1 5 extending'at an angle to the V I 1' body portion, so that its dispensing end is must often be employed for that purpose as a 'ofiset from the longitudinal axis of the body portion, to facilitate the pouring out of the contents of said bottle 10. The mouth of said spout 15 is adapted to be closed by a movable lid in form of a cap shaped member 17. This cap bears a suitable tightening means 18 made of cork, rubber or other resilient material adapted in closed position to tightly bear on the mouth of the spout. The cap 17 is formed withor has attached to it an arm 19 whose free end constitutes a grasp. Intermediate the ends of said arm or grasp the latter is provided with eyes 19 whereby it is hingedly attached as at 20 to a projection 21 provided on the upper end of the spout 15. A spring 22 or other suitable means is provided for continuously urging said cap 17 into closing position. By the depression of the grasp 19 the lid can be opened for dispensing the contents as indicated by dotted line position in Fig. 1.

The tubular body 14 may be provided with a plurality of circumferential annular corrugations, beads or ridges 14; and its bottom with an outwardly extending annular flange 14 to retain a washer 27 of rubber, cork or other resilient or expandible material adapted to be slidably mounted around said body 14. Ihe washer may be conical in shape and formed as a hollow body as shown whereby its resiliency may be increased.

In the modification of Fig. 5, the tubular body 14 has smooth walls 14 The diameter of said washer at its lower end is so admeasured that when said tubular body is passed into said neck portion, said washer as it is being pushed upwardly, on said body will be compressed ,to produce a perfectly tight engagement between said body and mouth of the bottle. The washer in cooperation with the annular ridges 14' of said body will retain the device in position on the bottle.

As already stated the milk bottles general- 1y come with the sealing paper covers 13. Before my device can be applied to the bottle it is necessary to remove said cover. Instead of resorting to knives, forks .or the like, for the removal of the cover, I combine my device with atool for removing the cover. To this end, a piercing pin 24 1s plvotally mounted in said tubular body M, for instance on a wire or rod 25 suitably fixed 1n the walls thereof and extending diametrically therethrough. Said pin may be curved to the arc of a circle having its center in said rod. This pin is carried by one end of a link member 26 which passes through an opening in the spout 15 and whose other end is pivoted to said lever 19. By the depression of said lever 19, said pin 25 is rotated in the dotted line position as shown in Fig. 1, cansing it to pierce through the paper cover 13, so that when said device is lifted from the bottle, the paper cover will be picked up from the bottle.

In use, the deviceis inserted into the mouth of the bottle and by depressing the lever 19 the piercing pin 26 is caused to pierce the cap 13. Thereupon, while holding the lever 19 down the device is lifted from the bottle and with it the cap 13 which on releasing the lever 19 can be pulled oil the pin 24.

ll'ith this cover removed the device 14: may now be inserted into the mouth of the bottle and pushed down into the bottle neck as far as it will go. By reason of its tapered shape the washer 27 will slide up the walls of said body and become tightly wedged against the walls of the bottle neck, thereby firmly securing the device in position within the bottle and rendering it leakproof.

\Vith this device in position in the bottle the liquid can be easily and conveniently dispensed by manipulating the cap 17 by the grasp 19 in the aforementioned manner.

When the bottle has been emptied my device may be pulled off and applied to a fresh bottle in the same manner.

Since various modifications may be made in the construction of my device without departing from the spirit of my invention I do not wish to limit myself to the details shown I and described.

What I claim is A 1. A bottle closure, comprising a tapered tulpilar body open at both ends adapted to be inserted into the mouth of said bottle, spring actuated closing means for the outer end of said tubular body, means for operating said closing means, a series of parallel annular projections on said tapered tubular body and resilient means slidably mounted on said tapered tubular portion for engaging the neck portion of said bottle, said resilient meanscooperating with said parallel annular proections to firmly and tightly hold said tubular body in place.

2. A bottle closure comprising a-tapered tubular body formed with a dispensing s out and adapted to be passed into the neck 0 the 7 pressed between the saidbody and the inner face of the mouth of said bottle,'means on said body cooperating with said. resilient means to retain said body in operative position, a manually operated-seallng lid for said dispensing spout and means in said body operativcly connected to said manually operated scaling lid for picking up'and removing the paper cover of the bottle prior to mounting said bottle closure.

11 testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ROBERT HAGEBUSCH. 

